Apple Cider

From a 1960s rural New Zealand cookbook, this is the recipe for apple cider. I haven't tried it yet as I am still collecting enough swing stoppered glass bottles to recycle for this recipe! Cook time is actually the standing time

• Ready In: 97 hrs
• Yields: 1 gallon approximately

Ingredients

• 3  lbs apples
• 1  gallon boiling water
• 1  lb sugar
• 1  ounce raisins

Directions

1. Cut apples into pieces, skins and cores.
2. Add sugar and raisins.
3. Cover with boiling water.
4. Allow to stand for 4 days.
5. Strain and bottle.
6. Tie corks down!